Students and Volunteers Recognized for their Efforts at the FIRST Championship

Students and Volunteers Recognized for their Efforts at the FIRST Championship Students and Volunteers Recognized for their Efforts at the FIRST Championship Students and Volunteers Recognized for their Efforts at the FIRST ChampionshipMembers of the Winning Alliance realize they have just won the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship, which welches held in St. Louis, Mo., last month. An alliance of four student kollektivs from California, Michigan and Texas took top honors as the winners at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship in St. Louis, Mo., late last month. But there were also a number of other winners at the action-packed event, including the 13 participants who were awarded ASME FIRST-Clarke Scholarships and Cynthia Stong, a longtime volunteer with both ASME and the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) program, who was honored with a special award recognizing her service as a chief judge for the competition. In this years FRC challenge, Aerial Assist, alliances of high school student teams worked together, using the robots they constructed, to score points by catching balls, tossing them over a truss, and placing them into goals. Some 400 student teams took part in the Championship round of the competition. At the end, four teams emerged as the competitions Winning Alliance gruppe 254, The Cheesy Poofs, from San Jose, Calif. Team 469, Las Guerrillas, from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Team 2848, The All Sparks, of Dallas, Texas and Team 74, Team C.H.A.O.S., Holland, Mich. ASME member Julie Bachmann Kulik (right), mentor for second-place alliance Team 1640, attended the FIRST Championship with her husband, Richard, and their daughter, Caitlyn. Taking second place at the FRC Championship were the alliance of Team 1678, Citrus Circuits, Davis, Calif. Team 1114, Simbotics, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Team 1640, Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown, Pa. and Team 5136, Mechapirates, Santa Ynez, Calif . ASME member Julie Bachmann Kulik served as an engineering mentor for the Sab-BOT-age team. This year, ASME recognized 13 graduating seniors with ASME Foundation-ASME Auxiliary FIRST Clarke Scholarships for their contributions to their particular FIRST Robotics teams. The $5,000 scholarships are designated to fund each students first year of study in an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology program. Winners of the 2014 FIRST-Clarke Scholarships included James Bateman of the Ashbury School in Madison Ala., who will attend Auburn University this fall Fletcher Blue from Hardin Valley Academy, in Knoxville, Tenn., who will attend Johns Hopkins University Joseph Diamond from Metro Early College High School in Columbus, Ohio, who will enroll in Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matthew Gorton of the Early College at Guilford in Greensboro, N.C., who will attend North Carolina State University Brian Hilllenbrand of Veritas School in Newberg ,Ore., who will go to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Adeline Longstreth from Francis Parker School in San Diego, Calif., who will attend Georgia Institute of Technology and Derek Moore from Clover High School in Clover, South Carolina, who will study at Clemson University. FRC Volunteer of the Year Award winners Cynthia Stong, ASME senior vice president, and Allen Bancroft. Also receiving FIRST-Clarke Scholarships this year were Alexander Nie of North High School in Phoenix, Ariz., who will enroll at Arizona State University Robert Nogaj from Peoria Notre Dame High School in Peoria, Ill., who will attend the University of Dayton Titus Shumaker from Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., who will go to Kettering University Joshua Smith of Loveland High School in Loveland, Colo., who will study at Colorado State University Marcus Thompson of Topsail High School in Hampstead, N.C., who will enroll at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Kaia Williams from Palisade High School in Palisade, Colo., who will attend the University of Rochester. Cynthia Stong, who is currently senior vice president of ASMEs Student and Early Career Development Sector, was also honored at this years FIRST Championship. Stong and fellow FIRST volunteer Allen Bancroft, who both serve as co-chief judge advisors for the competition, received the FRC Volunteer of the Year Award at the Championship in St. Louis. As co-chief judge advisors, Stong and Bancroft prepare and train all FRC judge advisors for the programs mora than 70 regional competitions, in addition to overseeing more than 100 judges at the FIRST Championship. Stong, who retired from the Boeing Co. after 30 years and lives in New Mexico, began her involvement with FIRST as a judge at a FIRST regional tournament in Seattle 12 years ago. After two years as a judge, she served as judge advisor before becoming the co-chief judge advisor six years ago. I got the outstanding volunteer award for the FIRST Microsoft Seattle Regional in 2009, she said. So I was really surprised to get this award at Championships In addition to her judging duties, Stong also mentors a FIRST Robotics team in Las Cruces, N.M., and is planning to start a new high school team in Alamogordo, N.M., this fall. In addition to the final FIRST Robotics Competition, the FIRST Championship in St. Louis also featured three other events the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship for high school students, the FIRST Lego League World Festival for students age 9-16, and the FIRST Lego League Jr. World Festival Expo for students age 6-9. For the complete list of FIRST Robotics Championship award winners, and information on the other FIRST events in St. Louis, visit www3.usfirst.org.

As Recession Recedes, Time to Look for a New Job

As Recession Recedes, Time to Look for a New JobAs Recession Recedes, Time to Look for a New JobMany professionals are still reeling from the last economic collapse. Career experts say thats no reason to put off looking for the right job.How many professionals have said that any job you hold these days is a good job? Many recession-scarred workers are holding on to their positions for dear life - even when those jobs dont necessarily position them for career growth. But with the economy slowly improving and the jobless rate inching lower, is the time right to start thinking more about whether you are in the right job and less about whether youll lose it?Career experts who spoke with Ladders said theres no time like the present to begin a search for a job that will best leverage your talent and skills, as well as provide opportunities for personal and professional development. Indeed, some experts say we are at the edge of an employees market.U.S. companies are at an interesting cros sroads right now when it comes to strategic workforce planning, said Randy Hain, CEO of Bell Oaks Executive Search. On the one hand, we are recovering slowly from a deep recession where significant downsizing is still having a significant impact on business. On the other hand, we are headed into a talent war the likes of which we have not experienced. Even in this economy, there is a shortage of professionals who bring to the table proven specific industry expertise paired with strategic business intellect. Forward-looking organizations are looking and hiring for these qualities today.All of this is not to say that boom times are just around the corner. Instead, the economy seems to be moving ahead in fits and starts, with unemployment moving downward much more stubbornly than it has after earlier U.S. recessions.A report by the Congressional Budget Office, The Budget and Economic Outlook Fiscal Years 2011 to 2021, states Although recent data indicate that growth may be picking up, the pace of economic recovery thus far has been sluggish in comparison with that of most previous postwar recoveries. The CBO estimates that the U.S. unemployment rate will fall to 9.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and to 8.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012.The recovery may be slow, but it is making progress. And career experts say professionals should use this time to polish up their resumes, grow their networks and strengthen ties with colleagues.Look to new fieldsThe savviest people I know are always considering career moves, said Cheryl Heisler, president of Lawternatives, a career consultancy for lawyers. Even while hiring in the traditional job markets has been incredibly slow, these people have taken to building and nurturing their on-line and personal networks so that when recruiting picks up, they are poised to leap ahead. In spite of, or maybe because of, the fact that there are fewer jobs available now, even as the recovery continues, it is easier to have p urely informational conversations about positions, companies and industries. But, of course, any information you gain, when offered up freely in the course of a personal-networking meeting, can grow into much more as market conditions change and the networking relationship builds.Bell Oaks Hain also recommended that professionals start thinking out of the box a bit, broadening their potential job searches to emerging industries such as clean energy.Consider opportunities in new and growing industries, like the new energy field, Hain said. There will be continued career growth in this industry for the foreseeable future given the ongoing push across the country for greener technologies and state-mandated renewable energy quotas. Now is a good time to transfer skills from other industries to the new energy field because it is still largely undiscovered land.Indeed, with the increasing pace of technological and cultural change, many of the most promising areas for the future may not b e on professionals radars right now. Potential job seekers should be watchful for areas of disruptive change, such as social networking, when thinking about making their next professional move.The bottom line, experts said, is actively to look for a new job when your current position is not meeting your career expectations and goals, but to always be ready to take advantage of new opportunities.As the saying goes, iron sharpens iron, and you should be continually sharpening your contacts even when youre not looking for a new job, said Deborah Millhouse, president of CEO Inc., a direct-hire placement, temporary staffing and menschengerecht capital services firm. Network with business leaders and mentors on a regular basis to ensure your connections are strong when it is time to look for a new job.

4M0X1 Air ForceAerospace Physiology - AFSC Description

4M0X1 Air ForceAerospace Physiology - AFSC Description4M0X1 Air ForceAerospace Physiology - AFSC DescriptionAerospace Physiology specialists manage aerospace physiology operation facility. Operates and maintains aerospace physiology devices including altitude chambers. Instructs or observes on simulated flights to altitude, and instructs in a classroom. Trains flying personnel and high altitude parachutists in subjects such as aircraft pressurization, night vision, emergency first aid, oxygen equipment, physiological effects of altitude, and emergency escape from aircraft. Other areas of responsibility include high altitude airdrop mission support (HAAMS), physiology research and development, parasail instructor, hyperbaric operations, human wertmiger zuwachs training team member, and high altitude pressure suit, technician. Manages associated aerospace physiology programs. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup 324 Duties and Responsibilities Plans and conducts aerospace physiology activities. Assists aerospace physiologist and flight surgeons to set up local flying activity procedures to physiologically indoctrinate flying personnel. Schedules and operates low-pressure chambers to subject personnel to simulated changes in barometric pressure experienced in flying. Controls pressure inside chamber. Monitors air and oxygen pressure gauges, altimeters, vertical speed instruments, humidity meters, temperature gauges, and other instruments indicating chamber conditions. Operates altitude pressure suite control console to adjust pressures inside suits and helmets. Operates hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers for physiological research. Assists medical officers and performs hyperbaric observer duties. Performs flying duties in support of HAAMS operations. Operates night vision trainers and projectors, controlling light intensities, silhouette movements, target and aircraft projection, and introduction of illusory effects. Operates ejection seat trainer and adjusts se at, restraining harness, headrest, and student position to ensure safety during firing. Enforces safety procedures. Operates and demonstrates parasail training equipment, including parasail device, tow reel, tow truck, radio equipment, and meteorological devices. Establishes routine storage, inspection, and maintenance procedures for life support equipment and replacement parts used by training unit. Provides consultation for wing functional area human performances issues. Aids wing functional areas on evaluations, inspections, and surveys designed to eliminate mishap potentials, and serves as human performance consultant during mishap investigations.Conducts training and testing with aerospace physiology devices. Briefs trainees before hyperbaric and hypobaric chamber dives and flights, or other types of physiological training. Questions trainees for disqualifying defects requiring referral to aerospace physiologist or flight surgeon. abroll-container-transport-system as inside a nd outside observer, or other crew positions during chamber flights and training sessions. Notes signs of hypoxia, decompression sickness, and other physiological effects, and assists trainees. Administers tests on physiological data and equipment covered in lectures and trainer indoctrination. Records information on chamber flights, trainer use, student reactions and symptoms, and operator performance. Briefs students on parasail and proper parachuting techniques. Fits and maintains full and partial pressure suits. Supports associated flight operations. Operates hyperbaric chambers and associated equipment for proficiency and medical treatments. Instructs in parachuting techniques, including landing-fall procedures, swing landing trainer practice, and parasail device use.Instructs in aerospace physiology program. Assists in conducting lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to indoctrinate flying and parachuting personnel in physical and physiological effects and stresses of fli ght on the human body. Discusses physiological factors involved in acceleration, exposure to temperature extremes, pressurized cabins and rapid decompression, high altitude escape, effective use of eyes under various light conditions, sensory illusions of flying, and various inflight emergency situations. Instructs students in use of oxygen masks, pressure suits, antigravity suits, flying clothing, emergency cylinders, portable assemblies, and other high altitude protection equipment. Instructs and supervises trainees in fitting, adjusting, and maintaining oxygen masks and other personal equipment, and use of oxygen regulators, ejection seats, and safety harnesses. Instructs proper parachuting techniques, including landing procedures, swing landing trainer practice, and parasail. Advises and consults with Aerospace Physiologists on matters regarding course studienplan and preparing training manuals. Instructs flying and nonflying warfighters on the stresses and human performance im plications of military aviation, space operations, and worldwide deployment environments. Reviews mishap investigation reports and safety reports to develop training that is designed to prepare combat forces for mission effectiveness.Prepares and maintains records. Records information on types and duration of hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers, trainer use, and participation of students and operator personnel. Records occurrence and severity of symptoms of decompression sickness, adverse reactions, and other physiological or psychological disturbances caused by chamber flights. Maintains individual records of training completion. Prepares reports and collects data on special tests.Maintains and modifies training equipment. Performs simple maintenance on high- and low-pressure chambers and pumps, interphone equipment, ejection seat trainers, pressure suits, oxygen equipment, and other physiological training devices. Prepares training devices and aids for indoctrination sessions. Con ducts preflight andpreuseequipment checks. Installs replacement parts in defective equipment. Preparesrecordinginstruments to followcourseof operations and special tests.Modifiesstandard equipment and apparatus to perform special tests. Constructs special training aids, mockups, and testing devices. Inspects and evaluates aerospace physiology activities. Reviews policies and procedures to determine compliance with directives. Evaluates indoctrination program. Interprets findings and recommends corrective action. Coordinates and consults with aerospace physiologist to improve administrative and technical methods. Evaluates mission-specific human performance issues as an operational support flyer.Performs technical aerospace physiology functions. Resolves technical problems pertaining to aerospace physiology operations. Obtains and compiles data for aerospace physiology activity reports. Assists in research activities. Specialty Qualifications Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of anatomy and physiology, physiological effects of flight, emergency medical care, techniques of operating and maintaining aerospace physiology devices, using and fitting flying equipment, instructional methods, and examination procedures. Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school courses in biology and chemistry are desirable.Training. The following training is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated AFSC 4M031 A basic aerospace physiology course. An appropriate courseinacademic instruction. AFSC 4M071 Completion of the Aerospace Physiology Craftsman Course. Completion of the Enlisted Human Performance Enhancement Course.Experience. The following experience is mandatory for award of the Air Force Speciality Codes (AFSC) indicated4M051. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 4M031. Also, experience in functions such as operating and maintaining physiological training devices, or fitting,maintaining,or inspecting oxygen and personal flying equipment.4M071. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 4M051. Also, experience supervising functions such as operating and maintaining aerospace physiology devices, administering tests to physiological trainees, or instructing in physiological training. 4M091. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 4M071. Also, experience managing functions such as operating and maintaining aerospace physiology devices, administering tests to physiological trainees, or instructing in physiological training.Other. For entry, award, and retention of these AFSCs, the following is mandatoryClear voice without speech impediments.Physical qualification for aerospace physiology duty according toAFI 48-123,Medical Examination, and Standards. Deployment Rate for this AFSC Strength Req G Physical Profile 333233 Citizenship No Required Appitude Score G-43(Changed to G-44, effective 1 October 2004). Technical Training Course B3ABY4M031 001 Length (Days) 41 Possible Assignment Information

3 Hiring Challenges in Finance and Accounting

3 Hiring Challenges in Finance and Accounting3 Hiring Challenges in Finance and Accounting3 Hiring Challenges in Finance and AccountingHaving a difficult time staffing a position? Youre not alone. Find out 3 reasons hiring is so complex today - and strategies to overcome each1. TALENT IS IN SHORT SUPPLY65% of CFOs say its challenging to find skilled candidates for professional-level positions today.Source survey of mora than 2,200 U.S. CFOs2. COMPETITION IS INTENSE5.8 million jobs were open in December 2017, compared to 3.7 million job openings in December 2013.And low unemployment means fewer available workers.57% increase in job openings from 2013Unemployment rates are even lower for skilled accounting and finance professionals4.1% National Average Unemployment2.0% Bookkeeping, Accounting Auditing Clerks1.8% Accountants Auditors1.0% Financial Managers0.8% Financial AnalystsSource U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Q4 2017.3. THE HIRING PROCESS ISNT WORKING81% of small or midsize b usinesses have made a hiring mistake65% of SMBs reported problems with their hiring process49% say hiring managers underestimate the complexity of the hiring processIt takes 17 weeks to replace a bad hire.Source Robert Halfs Small and Midsize Business Hiring surveyCOMPARE HIRING SOLUTIONSSee the benefits of working with specialized staffing firm vs. hiring job seekers from online job boards.Online Job BoardsRobert HalfBenefitsXXMaintain a large database of professionals at all levels ofexperience and training.XGive you access to PASSIVE CANDIDATES experienced pros who arent actively looking yet, but might leave their jobs for yourposition.XHelp you set an appropriate salary range for your open positionin the current marketXConduct candidate interviews.XAssess job seekers soft skills the qualities that are essential ina good hire but are not listed on a resume.XProvide skills-tested candidates upon request.XNegotiate the offer.

This is how much the average person spends on Halloween

This is how much the average person spends on HalloweenThis is how much the average person spends on HalloweenIf you think people save all their money to spend on Christmas, you would be wrong. People are spending more and more on Halloween even though it is supposedly a childrens holiday. According to a new survey of 1000 people from LendEDU, the average American will spend $185.50 on Halloween in 2018, and this is up from $169.81 in 2017.Out of decorations, candy and costumes guess which one gets the most dough? Candy for the win at 41% or $76.05.The studys authors said, Candy is to Halloween what presents are to Christmas sweets make the spooky festivities what they are and excite all the young trick-or-treaters more so than anything else.This was followed by costumes at 36% and finally decorations at 23%.Surprisingly people are spending less on costumes this year than they did in 2017. Perhaps because according to Google searches, the most popular costumes for adults were witch, vampire, and zombie which arent too expensive to buy or DIY.But the average person makes up for it with their budget with increases in candy and decoration.

Introducing Good Resumes Examples

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Christopher Nheu - Head of Product at Mad Paws

Christopher Nheu - Head of Product at Mad Paws Christopher Nheu Head of Product at Mad Pawsdeutsche post dhled September 1, 2017, by Jenny Sakr Since joining Mad Paws from its abflug-up days in 2015, Chris has done it all, from computer-nutzer experience design to customer support, project management and more See how hes not only evolved his career but help build the company. What is Mad Paws? In a nutshell, Mad Paws connects you with pet sitters who will care for your pet when theyre alone. What did you study to get into product management? By trade, Im a Solar Energy Engineer. I have a B Eng (Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering) and B Arts (Chinese). Did a product management course at General Assembly, also a lot of self-learning online What did you want to be when you were younger? As a kid I always loved drawing, my parents thought I might become an architect or an animator In high school, I fell deeper into the sciences and mathematics I thought I might work at CERN one day, but my science teacher convinced me that Solar Energy welches the future. Now Im helping people share and experience the unconditional love of pets What was your first job? My first job was sorting mail at a Post Office. I remember thinking two things 1) Shift work pays so well (I was on like $35/ hour which was awesome as a teen) 2) I need to do something else. The time I was losing not learning could not ever be taken back. When did you first know you wanted to pursue this career path? When I bought my first Apple Macbook, I got so many questions from friends about why Id go for a Macbook, when it couldnt run so much software we needed for engineering I didnt fully have the answers to those questions at the beginning. As I delved deeper, I realised the product had come to represent an image of who I aspired to be. Rather than the mindless focus on technical performance, I was intrigued by what made the Apple ecosystem so great and why I was such a sucker for it When I heard Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement in 2005, and then later learning about the subtext of his health condition at the time, I found my calling. Life is too short. It was then that I decided I wanted to learn how to build amazing products that can create a real impact in peoples lives. Explain a typical day at work 1. Get in and triage issues. Triage the Inbox, Calendar, Slack, Things (to do list app). I really like using the Get Shit Done (GSD) framework, do it now, do it later/ schedule, delegate, or dont do it. 2. Focus and pick one thing that matters which I NEED to do in the day. We have a team Slack channel where we post up the things that matter fruchtwein that will deliver most value. For us its a social commitment to the team and to ourselves. 3. The day usually comprises of a list of blocked out calendar events. That includes facilitating workshops, writing specs, prioritising the backlog, meetings, QAing features, strategic work (me-time). Basically whatever is needed to ship the product Whats the most interesting thing thats happened to you in your career? It was the shift from engineering to product management. As a solar energy engineer, I was working at a national supplier of solar thermal systems. I sourced, designed, built and tested a hybrid solar thermal system. Then after I smashed my thesis, pitching this magnificent product, my boss at work asked me to figure out how to sell the device I started doing really alien things to me at the time, going on sales calls, working with installers, talking and listening to end users. Very, very weird times I started doing customer development to understand their needs. It was with these insights that I iterated on the systems design, developed a website and quotation system. Most importantly, I noticed my questions started shifting. I was no longer asking how but what and why. This was the paradigm shift for me that has taken me to where I am today. Name the best and worst parts of your job For me, the wo rst day is one where Im stuck fighting reactive fires. I hate those days. But they cant be avoided in a start up. My best days are exactly the opposite. It honestly doesnt matter if Im stressed, if Im exhausted, or if Im working really late, Im completely satisfied if I set a plan, and completed that plan. Im really task-oriented in that way. Whats the most important career tip someone has given you? Ahhh So many This is the recent one Ive gotten thats stuck with me. Its something like listen as though you know nothing, speak as though you know everything. I think it highlights the fine balancing act required of a product manager. Sometimes you need to just listen, empathise, let ideas cross-pollinate and flow. Sometimes you just need to make the call, hold yourself accountable and make the decision. What do you wish someone had told you before starting in this career? I wish someone had told me that software was going to eat the world. I wouldve started coding a long, long, time a go Where do people have to start to work in product management and what is a standard salary package for this role? The salary package really depends on the company At an early startup, Id say youre pretty much at minimum wage or less with equity. From what Ive heard, at most big companies the entry level range is around 60-70k. However, its really hard to find entry level roles. I believe for someone looking to move into Product Management. A really good distributionspolitik to start thats easy for people to add value is something like triaging bugs and reproducing them. You get to develop soft skills around managing customer-facing stakeholders but you also start learning the intricacies around your products architecture. Its something that no one wants to do but allows you to get a foot in the door and start flexing those product management muscles (even though youre not a product manager yet). Name a career highlight For me, a highlight wasbuilding up the Mad Paws team from scra tch. For me what that means is firing myself from all the things I used to do as the first full-time employee at Mad Paws. Ive done everything, from customer support, project management, database architecture (really poorly), user experience design to due diligence for our Series A round. Since weve hired so many amazing people I no longer have to do all of that. Thats a really amazing feeling. Nowadays, Im finding the balance between doing and delegating. Constantly asking myself where can I add the most value, and when should I ask someone whos better than me to do it. Whats next for you? For the foreseeable future, my focus is going to be on Mad Paws. When the day comes that I feel Ive done everything I can to add value, when the product is touched by the millions of pet owners in Australia and abroad, I think thats when Ill do the ultimate deed and fire myself completely Beyond Mad Paws, Id love to move back into the sustainability space. Im super passionate about products that help us live happier, healthier lives and reduce our ecological footprint on this big space rock we call home. Tell us a bit about yourself outside of the office... Ive been dancing hip hop for over 10 years This year Ive taken a new direction and started Latin Salsa dancing and Im learning from an 8-time world champion (Which by the way, is seriously the best way to learn anything in life) Get set to make your mark in the business world with an online course. 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